Lily Tomlin, Citizen of Austin

The comedian on our town, Ann Richards, and getting hitched

"...married Wagner. But her regard for the capital of Texas endures, which is where this interview started...."

Feb. 27, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Looking back at 2013

"...Daniel Vaughn was named the first barbecue editor for Texas Monthly, possibly the most coveted and toughest job in..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...the Meters, Brownout's 2012 release Oozy secretes stickier than Texas in July. – Thomas Fawcett MIKE SCOTT..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Finding an SBOE Balance: District Roundup

SBOE contests around the state

"...candidates – the concern for moderates and progressives around Texas is whether seats can be taken back from the..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin Pride 2009

Event listings

"...and Soulforce's Jeff Lutes speaketh. Let us pray! 7pm. University Baptist Church, 2130 Guadalupe, 478-8559. www.aglcc.org...."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

The Honorable Charlie Baird

Judge Charlie Baird is ruffling official feathers at the Travis County Courthouse

"...he was a kid, growing up in the East Texas town of Gilmer. His parents had two friends who..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sunshine (State) on My Shoulder, Part 1

A deeper look at the work of Florida's ragtag art collective, The Highwaymen.

"...of self. It is a state self-possessed the way Texas is self-possessed, very conscious of its own image and..."

Dec. 17, 2007 Design Post by Kate X Messer

Newton Executed: No Relief

On Wednesday, Frances Newton became the first black woman to be executed in the state since the Civil War

"...Frances Newton became the third woman to die in Texas' death chamber since executions resumed in 1982, and the..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Divorce, Alamo Style

From a small north-side apartment – via toney Rob Roy, a Hays County ranch, and several sojourns in jail – Janet Kennedy keeps fighting a battle featuring all the latest in family bitterness

"...to the 3rd Court but to no avail. The Texas Supreme Court came next, followed by the U.S. Supreme..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Watchdog group questions whether a public-school Bible course is purely academic

"...writing, and Revelations – such is the fare some Texas public high school students are receiving, and the Texas..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...believe, but the traditional historic threads of the first Texas Emancipation Day celebrations were indeed woven within the rich..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

Daytrips

The lasting legacy of Sam Rayburn

"...Sam Rayburn left a legacy in Northeast Texas that can still can be seen and enjoyed by..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The True Story

Grandfather fought in the Philippines -- after that, things get kinda blurry …

"...grandmother, a very correct schoolteacher recently graduated from Fisk University. She bore him one child...."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...a collective on Nueces Street at 28th, near the University of Texas campus, where students, recent graduates, and young..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...of designing an art museum in the middle of Texas?..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

49th-Inning Stretch

Both the players and the announcer have the same dreams of going to the major leagues. The difference between the players and announcer Mike Capps is that none of the young men on the roster of the Round Rock Express earned an Emmy nomination, covered the Persian Gulf War for CNN, or did a 10-hour marathon broadcast of the end of the 51-day Branch Davidian siege in Waco.

"...the Dallas station's sports director and helped break the Southern Methodist University football recruiting violations story that led to..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Total Entertainment Package

Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings

"...my first rock band and my first band from Texas. I couldn't be more proud or any more hopeful."..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Day Trips

All sixty-eight years and 170 members of the "the world's longest-running Western Swing band" are covered at the LIght Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum in Mesquite, Texas.

"...helped develop what is (along with Tejano) one of Texas' only original genres of music, but after 68 years..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Something to Live For

"...announcer throughout this city, and throughout the state of Texas, is greatly indebted to Elmer Akins," says Bill "the..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The News From Here

"...out-of-place perhaps, as he dated his way through his Southern homeland in 1986's Sherman's March, his most widely distributed..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Free Jazz, Thin Margin

"...conditioning, but the apparatus isn't built to handle a Texas heat wave -- at least not when nearly 300..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Salamon

I Plan, Therefore I Am

A Downtown Planning Timeline

"...of Austin -- today's downtown. Envisioned by Republic of Texas President Mirabeau Lamar as "a seat of Empire," Austin..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Give Us News, STAT!

Clooney's Cute, But Not After 10pm

"...on video slot machines, and President Clinton coming to Texas. Those stories, altogether, took even less than three minutes...."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Bubba Likes It

Barton Springs and Riverside: A Separate Place

"...photograph by Rita Debellis South Austin, Texas, 78704." A separate place. So says the sign above..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Off the Desk:

"...affirmative action was dealt a devastating blow at the University of Texas last Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE RETURN OF THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRED: Kim Henkel; with Matthew McConaughey, Renee Zellweger,..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE RETURN OF THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRED: Kim Henkel; with Matthew McConaughey, Renee Zellweger,..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...Texas A&M University Press, 168 pp., $35..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...of the two other Keller-assisted advocacy arms – Austin Texas Musicians and EQ Austin – say they have not..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines

"...algae will die off when/if cooler weather returns. See www.austintexas.gov/algae...."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature

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